GRE Word List
JUXTAPOSE
to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect)
The meaning of the word juxtapose is to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| clown | farmer |
| maniacal | affected with or suggestive of madness |
| untoward | difficult to guide, manage, or work with : unruly |
| dormer | a window set vertically in a structure projecting through a sloping roof |
| nexus | connection |
| pretension | an allegation of doubtful value : pretext |
| circumspect | careful to consider all circumstances and possible consequences : prudent |
| malodorous | having a bad odor |
| penance | an act of self-abasement, mortification (see mortification |
| filch | to steal secretly or casually |